Comparison

PolyPine vs Solus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PolyPine

Cultivate a vibrant forest ecosystem by planting seeds and nurturing trees through their life cycles. Attract diverse wildlife by meeting their specific habitat needs and observe how their interactions influence the environment. Adapt to or reshape varied terrains and overcome natural disasters to foster a thriving, dynamic woodland.

Highlights
  • Plant and grow trees through full life cycles
  • Attract and manage diverse animal habitats
  • Observe animal interactions and their impact
  • Adapt to or terraform varied terrains
  • Survive and utilize natural disasters
Features
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Create your own cozy forest! Plant Seeds and Watch Them Grow Experience the full lifecycle of trees: seed, sapling, adult tree, dead tree and fallen trunk. Each step creates a different habitat for other plants and animals. Fill Your Forest with Animals Each animal has specific habitat needs you have to fullfill before adding them. Squirrels need trees, butterflies need flowers etc. Click Animals to Make Them Poop and More Clicking on animals trigger different behaviors that influence the forest ecosystem: Moose poop, fertilizing the soil. Voles eat tree roots, damaging the tree. Foxes hunt other animals. Adapt to the Terrain or Terraform It to Your Needs Create forests in diverse terrains including hills, lakes, mountains, fjords and wetlands. Terraform the terrain if you want even more control. Survive Natural Disasters Forest fires, storms and bark beetle swarms affect the forest in various ways. Can you use them to your advantage and create a thriving ecosystem?

About

Solus

Engage in a solo survival simulation where you compete against AI opponents to be the last one standing. Manage essential needs, craft gear, and adapt to dynamic environments influenced by real-world data. Explore unique locations and strive for global leaderboard dominance.

Highlights
  • Solo survival simulation
  • AI opponent competition
  • Realistic climate and weather
  • Core survival needs management
  • Crafting and item management
  • Dynamic environmental events
  • Global leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Compete against 9 other simulated survivalists to see who can outlast the rest and be crowned the sole survivor. Challenge yourself with 3 unique locations, each shaped by real-world climate, weather and flora data, creating an environment that feels authentic, and sometimes - brutal. Choose your gear wisely. Every item has a specific use and shapes the result of your actions. Stay alive by managing the five core survival needs: health, calories, hydration, warmth, and fatigue. Time only progresses when an action is performed, so take your time to make the right choices. Build and maintain your shelter, manage your fire and water, forage for food, hunt, fish and trap. All while balancing the unique challenges that your environment throws at you. No two runs are the same. Random events will affect your player, weather will vary, resources shift, and your decisions will shape each outcome. Over 22 achievements to unlock and compete on the global leaderboards for each location to see how you compare against other real-world players. Solus is a pure survival experience with no pay-to-win and no power-ups. All locations are free to explore. If you prefer an uninterrupted journey, a single one-time purchase removes all ads forever.

Screenshots

PolyPine4 screens
Solus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Solus at 5.0 against PolyPine's 4.5. Solus also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). PolyPine's advantage is ratings volume (301 vs 7). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PolyPine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PolyPine has 301 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of PolyPine's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PolyPine ships an update fortnightly, Solus every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PolyPine versus Solus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyPineSolus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (301 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings301 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaozuo Games LtdStadt

Customer experience

PolyPine

All ratings267 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral11.2%
Negative12.2%

Solus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PolyPine

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Audio breaks down and turns into 8-bit track

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more content and updates
  • Improve the evolution/upgrade system

Solus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PolyPine

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
None

Solus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PolyPine free?
PolyPine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solus free?
Solus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PolyPine or Solus?
Solus is rated higher. PolyPine averages 4.5 out of 5 from 301 ratings, while Solus averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do PolyPine or Solus have ads?
Neither PolyPine nor Solus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PolyPine or Solus?
PolyPine ships an update fortnightly, and Solus every 4 days. Most recently, PolyPine was updated on November 8, 2026 and Solus on October 31, 2026.

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